As a self-proclaimed feminist children’s bookshop, we were delighted when Bloomsbury released Kate Pankhurst’s ‘Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World’!

A descendent of the infamous Emmeline, suffragette and key player in winning votes for women 100 years ago, Kate’s book is a wonderful introduction to some of the incredible women in our history. Watch this space for more suffragette events in the lead-up to next year’s Vote 100 campaign…

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